Technical Tool Products is a Schmalz distributor in the upper-Midwest serving Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Schmalz and TTP partner in providing vacuum technology and material handling solutions to customers in a wide range of industries.

The efficiency and gentleness of vacuum technology makes it a great choice for handling glass, boxes, metal, sheet metal, products in bags or sacks, barrels, and many other applications that require lifting assistance. Schmalz vacuum products will not drop, scratch, dent, or otherwise damage the products you need to lift, yet, they are powerful enough to lift objects weighing up to 650 lbs.

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Extended Capabilities

Technical Tool Products has more “feet on the street” than others. This means you will receive individualized attention as each of our Regional Sales Managers has a customer centric focus and can ensure you get the solution, support and service you need. Our technical sales personnel are located in Council Bluffs, IA, Sioux Falls, SD, Twin Cities, MN and Fargo, ND. We have demonstration products that can be tested on-site in your application.

We are experts in field of Material Handling for manufacturing facilities. Combined with our expertise in Assembly Technology we have over thirteen years of experience providing solutions in these areas. We have many valuable resources available to us, combining the experience of our team and partner suppliers.

Technical Tool Products is responsive to any issues that arise at any point, before or after the purchase order. We can provide design and engineering. We provide a Project Manager as the applications require. We can provide help selection of accessories and flow analysis. We can also assist with installation. We are a certified Repair Center with factory trained technicians.

Our capabilities do not end at providing a vacuum lifting or other ergonomic lifting solution. We can supply many solutions including conveyor, power tools, torque products, error-proofing, product and process location products and many software solutions related to productivity.

Innovative vacuum components from Schmalz offer reliable support and assistance for automation and handling tasks for large groups of users and many differing industries. The wide range of products includes vacuum suction pads, vacuum generators, mounting elements and system monitors.

Schmalz's vacuum handling systems persuade by their functionality, safety and ergonomics, for example during loading and unloading of machines. They are the link between commercial investment and ergonomic working environment because they help avoid damages to health caused by lifting and moving heavy loads. With vacuum handling systems, production processes are streamlined and processing times shortened; at the same time staff members' motivation and productivity are increased.

Schmalz handling systems are compliant to the machinery directive CE and all valid laws of the European Union. All our devices are marked with the CE lable, are individually tested before shipment and are delivered with a declaration of conformity, the operating and maintenance instructions.

Whether as a standard product or customer-specific solution - Schmalz's vacuum handling systems offer reliable support for solving your handling tasks. Contact TTP to hear about the successful applications we've provided, and visit our solutions page for a case study detailing how the Schmalz VacuMaster is being used to install bus windows.